Charles Dickens published a book titled A Child's History of England. From 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853, Household Words published it in serial form for the first time. Dickens additionally released the work in three volumes as a book, with the first volume appearing on December 20, 1851, the second on December 25, 1852, and the third on December 24, 1853. The volumes were released in December, however, they were all post dated for the next year. "My own beloved children," Dickens wrote in the dedication, "whom I trust it may help, by and by, to read with interest larger and better volumes on the same subject." The history spanned the years 50 BC to 1689, and it concluded with a chapter that provided a chronology of events up until the accession of Queen Victoria. The curriculum for British schoolchildren contained A Child's History long into the 20th century; it was produced in multiple editions between 1851 and World War II. Dickens admitted that he wrote the novel in a letter to his friend Douglas William Jerrold to stop his kids from becoming conservatives.
English author and social commentator Charles Dickens lived from 7 February 1812 to 9 June 1870. He is credited with creating some of the most well-known fictional characters in history and is regarded by many as the best writer of the Victorian era. His books gained an extraordinary level of popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century, academics and critics had recognized his literary excellence. Many people read his novels and short story collections today. Dickens, a native of Portsmouth, quit school at the age of 12 to work at a factory that blackened boots while his father was imprisoned for debt. After three years, he returned to school before beginning his writing career as a journalist. Dickens spent 20 years editing a weekly journal, produced hundreds of short stories and non-fiction pieces, 15 novels, five novellas, numerous lectures, and readings, was a prolific letter writer, and actively promoted social reforms like education reform, children's rights, and other issues. Dickens' writing career took off with the serial publication of The Pickwick Papers in 1836, a publishing hit that inspired Pickwick products and spin-offs in large part due to the introduction of the character Sam Weller in the fourth episode.
